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Recently, I edited "War in Heaven" using references, in which I explain how the early Jews were polytheistic, the origins of Lucifer, and how logically a war in heaven would be impossible considering the attributes of heaven. This was deleted, and I am no longer able to edit this page. Why?
These are subjects I teach, and the references are sound, so why would this information not be available on the post that I edited? Aisforatheist ( talk) 21:40, 15 April 2012 (UTC)
Two of my classmates and I cleaned up and expanded on the topic of corrective rape. It was previously rated as a "stub" by the LGBT and South African project pages. How do these ratings get changed? The page is beyond a stub now. Thank you for your help. Rachelpop- ( talk) 17:32, 15 April 2012 (UTC)
|class=
parameter to the appropriate grade.
NtheP (
talk)
17:49, 15 April 2012 (UTC)Could somebody change in my sandbox ( User:Mały koleżka/sandbox) in table "Plik:"-->"File:"? Manually is time consuming, and I can't use any scripts yet. Mały koleżka ( talk) 07:12, 15 April 2012 (UTC)
My article, developed and formatted on my sandbox, was moved to an article page yesterday. Does this mean that it's now a bona fide article? I ask because I notice that it is awaiting "DKY nomination." What does that mean? Jmolf ( talk) 20:54, 14 April 2012 (UTC)
Hey Jmolf! Welcome back to the Teahouse! I am SO happy to hear your article was nominated for DYK! That's pretty awesome. Congratulations! (Soon you'll be able to see it on the front page of Wikipedia for a few hours and it'll probably get a few thousand views!) Sarah ( talk) 14:30, 15 April 2012 (UTC) How exciting! Will I be alerted when the Front Page offers my DYK? This has been a learning experience for me. I've made a number of bloopers along the way, and I'm grateful to you and the other editors for your patience and assistance. Confronting the process for the first time, I was overwhelmed by the number of things to know. Nothing in college, graduate school or decades of university teaching had prepared this technophobe for what he was about to encounter. Since I knew the subject of my article intimately, had all the information I needed, and was confident in my ability to write I decided simply to plunge in. I spent a week in fits & starts assembling my article in my user sandbox. In the process of doing so I acquired a deep respect for Wikipedia and the people who devote their time and knowledge to making it a valuable research tool. I hope someday to acquire the knowledge (and comfort level) to pitch in and do for others what you and your colleagues have done for me. Jmolf ( talk) 15:04, 15 April 2012 (UTC)
What's the best way to report a page that has been vandalized? Is there a way to flag it, so it's on the radar of the CVU (Counter Vandalism Unit)?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%BCnter_Grass
http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=G%C3%BCnter_Grass&action=history
Thetilo ( talk) 05:40, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
(The box keeps vanishing before I get a chance to submit my question -- this is very weird!) Anyway, here I go again. I've been cleaning up this article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beezus_and_Ramona. When I use the same citation for more than one footnote each one is getting a different number and they are printing out multiple times in the reference section. I feel sure this isn't right. How do I fix this? Thanks. Tlqk56 ( talk) 22:45, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
<ref name=example />
before the citation, like this::<ref name=Perry>Perry's Handbook, Sixth Edition, McGraw-Hill Co., 1984</ref>
To use the same citation, simply put <ref name=Perry />
where you want to cite different text with the same reference. You can read
Help:Footnotes#Multiple references to the same footnote for more information. Hope this helps! --
Luke
(Talk)
00:29, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
Perfect example! Seeing it written out showed me what I was doing wrong. And I appreciate the link. I'd tried to find it, but wasn't having any luck. Thanks again. Tlqk56 ( talk) 01:13, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
i really admire what you guys have got goin on here, and i'll be glad if you helped me get my article on. I'll answer any question you ask me in order to help create this article.. thank you DeyCallMeKaySo ( talk) 19:44, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
I have just completed editing "Subra Suresh" entry, but the Question Book box at the top of the entry remains unchanged and what it says about this bio of a living person is now out of date (Oct. 2009). How does this box get updated? Who updates it? LeeHerring ( talk) 19:38, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
[[Subra Suresh]]
, which gives:
Subra Suresh. I hope that helps, just drop a line if you have any further questions. Cheers,
I've been looking over possible projects to tackle for the children's lit wikiproject, and a lot of them have this tag: Persondata templates without short description parameter. What does this mean? How would you go about fixing this, and is it something that you should only tackle if you really understand how to use the codes and such, or is it fairly easy to learn? Thanks. Tlqk56 ( talk) 18:15, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
|name=
, |alternate name=
, |date of birth=
, |place of birth=
, |date of death=
, |place of death=
and |short description=
. The last is shorthand for what is this person famous for? e.g. actor, author, soldier etc. The tag you have referred to shows entries were |short description=
hasn't been completed. There are a few of these to complete, according to
Category:Persondata templates without short description parameter 524,000 in total! So if you want to start feel free. All you need to do is edit each article and add a description to |short description=
, you'll normally find the Persondata template towards the bottom of the article.
NtheP (
talk)
18:41, 16 April 2012 (UTC)I have been trying for hours to upload the logo for a charity onto the wikipedia page of the charity. It won't let me and I think that it is maybe because I am not a confirmed member - because my email link expired before I clicked it. I don't know who to get the email resent. If anyone who knows how to upload pictures could do it for me or tell me what I am doing wrong I would be very grateful! The wikipedia page is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge_to_africa
and the image is the logo: http://thepromota.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Cambridgelogo.jpg
Jennyelliott ( talk) 12:54, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
I have permission from the organisation to use the image
Jennyelliott ( talk) 13:04, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
Okay, that's great. But the problem remains that when I try to upload an image - the button that says Upload is not available to click on, only the button which says Reset Form
Jennyelliott (
talk)
14:39, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
I'm especially interested in children's lit, as I'm a grade school teacher who still loves to read it. I noticed there's a special children's literature project and I've read some about it, but it's intimidating to just jump in. If I pick a page to improve, and do the things that are suggested, what do I do with the page then? Is there a way to resubmit it or something? Or do you just leave it and assume someone will check it eventually?
Are there some guidelines on how to find and verify images that are free to use -- I notice the book articles usually have a picture of the book? But wouldn't some of those be under copywrite? You can't just use any picture, you want, surely.
Also, I think I saw somewhere a way to archive the links you use as references, so they don't disappear over time. Could someone direct me to that info, or explain it to me?
I think having a place like this is great. There's so much info and so many rules and acronyms and technical terms and such, I've really been afraid to try editing much, because it looks pretty overwhelming. Thanks. Tlqk56 ( talk) 08:24, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
|title=
, |url=
, |work=
and |accessdate=
; that way if the website is subsequently archived there is something to trace the original entry from. If it is something that has already been archived then the parameters |archiveurl=
and |archivedate=
can be used to refer to the archive.Thanks for your help. I'm going so save this info for later use -- not too much at all, but just right. Tlqk56 ( talk) 18:17, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
Good day !!! My article Eden Nature Park on AFC has been declined lately. I need help on how to make the article more encyclopedic... Thanks to all... QuecyKeith ( talk) 04:58, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
I understand...thanks very much and GOD bless...I'll try to solve the issue later...-- QuecyKeith ( talk) 14:19, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I am new to Wikipedia and I have an article I have been asked to submit. I would really like someone ( a reviewer - hopefully, a coach, a host or someone like that ) to look at the text before I post it. That way I won't waste reviewers time in declining it for acceptance.
I suspect it doesn't have enough 3rd party sources. I would like some objective feedback on IF the article is really appropriate for submission. I think it is, and it's probably a loooong way from that...Please advise how to proceed...It took me forever to even find the Tea House to ask the question...Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.
Brooklyntracker Brooklyntracker ( talk) 22:38, 13 April 2012 (UTC)
Hi Brooklyntracker, welcome to the Teahouse, I'm glad you found us! I think the best place to start here is for you to copy and paste what you have into your sandbox (paste into the box and click the save button,) and people can help you from there. If you've already posted your article somewhere, I can't find it. Would that work for you? heather walls ( talk) 22:59, 13 April 2012 (UTC)
I'm guessing this is how you reply...Yes, I can do that...I did find the sandbox...I'll post it there now..THANKS... brooklyntracker Brooklyntracker ( talk) 23:03, 13 April 2012 (UTC)
Thanks everyone who helped me get somewhat on the track here. This is more than my time allows at the moment and a lot of new information for me to handle. Thanks again and I am proud to be a supporter and user of Wikipedia.
Brooklyntracker Brooklyntracker ( talk) 18:12, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
I'm about done upgrading an article from a stub to something better, (I hope). I'd really like to add a photo of the woman, who is deceased. I've read about the process, and frankly most of what I've read is over my head. There is one photo of her available on the net, at Goodreads and again at the Princeton Library. It seems to me that using it would definitely fall under the fair use doctrine, but I have no idea how to go about proving that. Is there a form you download and fill out? Is there a step-by-step process for getting the photo onto the page? Or should I just skip it all together? Here's the page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Dalgliesh. Thanks for your help, again. Tlqk56 ( talk) 00:58, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
Sorry, I do not understand what you are saying. First of all, please tell me what formatting changes the article needs. I'm learning as I go along, and there is so much to do. But please don't leave me hanging like that.
I understand copywrite, and fair use, at least in schools. I'm a teacher, we deal with it all the time, though it may be different on the Web. I obviously cannot go back and take a picture of a dead person, I must use one already available. What I'm asking for is a clear description of how to go about doing that. Perhaps someone else would better be able to help me. I do not mean that as an insult, I really appreciate you're trying to help, but we don't seem to be communicating too well. And I really need to hear it in very plain English. Sorry, that's my shortcoming. Thanks anyway. Tlqk56 ( talk) 01:40, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
Thank you both for your replies. I don't mean to make extra work for anyone, but I appreciate the help. Is there any straightforward way to finding out if an image is free-use or not? I'm trying to learn as much as I can about how this all works, but there really is a steep learning curve! Thanks for helping to fill me in. Tlqk56 ( talk) 04:07, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/The_Graduate_Institute
First time, I was told the article needed citations. I beefed up citations, even making them in line citations.
Now I'm told it reads like an advertisement. The only thing I can see in my article that looks like advertising is the mission statement, which by its very nature always sounds a little like advertising. Should I drop out the mission statement? Do you think the article will be accepted if I drop the mission statement? Conscioustwit ( talk) 00:20, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
Thank you Kevin. The issue of the rejection was 'advertisement' not independent sources. But speaking of independent sources, I would think that documentation from the state government would be considered more reliable than a newspaper article. The citation for state accreditation would best come from the state agency that accredits educational institutions rather than a newspaper article, no? Can someone help with my article being too much like an advertisement? Thanks! Conscioustwit ( talk) 02:24, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
I've been noticing that there's this 'Categories' box at the bottom of most articles; how do you insert one? Or do you not? Thank you. -- Tropzax ( talk) 23:31, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
in this 'Categories' box. I hope this helps.
— Bill william compton
Talk
00:04, 18 April 2012 (UTC)Thank you, this helps a lot! -- Tropzax ( talk) 00:11, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
How does one (or does one?) cite, for example, a director's commentary from a DVD's alternate soundtrack? ~Eric F 184.76.225.106 ( talk) 21:36, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
I've read about how to set up a Wikilink with the vertical bar, so I don't have to use the exact name of the article in my writing. But I can't figure out where the vertical bar is on my keyboard. I've been cutting and pasting one from an example. Can someone tell me where it's hiding? Thanks. Tlqk56 ( talk) 20:43, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
Awesome! Thanks for both your quick answers. It will definitely speed thing up. Tlqk56 ( talk) 21:04, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I just tried to start a article about a village, which is where I was born. & was really surprised when I couldn't find it already on wiki :). So i started the article, and submitted it but it is still showing on Wikipedia talk: AFC page from past 8 days, without any review or anythig.so can anybody help me to get it published. it name be Suhaval. atleast can anybody tell me this much time is normal or i have gone completely wrong with the procedure.Durgesh 21:00, 13 April 2012 (UTC)
@Mabdul actually this signature thing has something to do with your personal setting, i also realized this and later found out that I had checked a box (something like is it your nick name?) and due to that it was not linking to my talk page, i corrected later :) Durgesh ( talk) 10:40, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_Orthopaedic_Associates
This appears to be an advertisement. If it is not, then why is a very factual, dispassionate article about Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic (their competitor) not allowed? Hcallaway ( talk) 01:30, 19 April 2012 (UTC)
Hi Hadley - most of the time when an article that is written like an advertisement and it still exists, it's just because no one has done anything about it yet. Wikipedia is a volunteer-run project, and sometimes things slip through the cracks. You are right that the article about triangle orthopaedic associates is written an awfully lot like an advertisement. I'm pretty busy right now so I don't have time to edit it (or look in to deleting it myself) right away, but I've put it on my "to-do" list. Eventually I (or someone else) will go through it, and either rewrite it to be more encyclopedic, or put it up for deletion. Wikipedia is a giant work in progress, and it's not uncommon to find articles that don't follow our rules very well just because no one has gotten around to fixing them up yet.
In terms of an article about your practice, the most important thing it is currently lacking is in-line citations, especially from sources that are independent of the clinic itself (like news articles.) I just took a quick look through some news archives, and I think that there are enough news articles talking about the Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic to warrant writing an article about it. If you add some of them to the article, especially if you use in-line citations, then I think your new article submission would be accepted. You can see some information about how to use in-line citations and other useful information at these two pages: WP:CITE and WP:CHEATSHEET. I hope this helps you, and feel to drop a note on my talk page if you need help with anything in the future, Kevin (kgorman-ucb) ( talk) 02:24, 19 April 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for your encouraging words. We have a couple of retired people who have collected historical information about the group and perhaps they can take up the editing project. I will try to get them involved soon. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hcallaway ( talk • contribs) 02:35, 19 April 2012 (UTC)
I'm having some trouble citing the websites in my article that I am attempting to have approved. Could you provide me with an easy way to cite the websites throughout my article?
StiggysDogs ( talk) 00:56, 19 April 2012 (UTC)
Hi StiggysDogs! You can either cite it manually or using the cite option. If you wanna cite manually, you can check out the templates available at this page: Template:Cite web. Another easy way is to press "Cite" at the toolbar above the editing page, it is just beside the "Help" button. Hope this helps! -- Vaktug ( talk) 01:38, 19 April 2012 (UTC)
One of my main objectives on Wikipedia, and large source of usage for it, is perusing artist discographies and miscellaneous facts. Therefore, I am dedicating a lot of my initial efforts at getting to know Wikipedia contributing to this area. I've familiarized myself with the article coding, help queries, and related article hints and tips; however, I am having trouble figuring out the odds and ends of permissions of adding images to the albums, EPs, and various types of music productions for which I am creating articles!
If you too are familiar with Wikipedia discography articles and adding the right permissions for each uploaded album cover, please walk me through the steps. I know of hundreds of album covers which all under fair use rationale which are not deleted. I haven't the foggiest, even after reading through the permission steps many times (and looking at other articles pictures), of how to go about listing these pictures in the perfect way while I upload them
TheMikeBlackSpecial ( talk) 21:17, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
|Article=
to name the article you are going to use the image in and |Use=
where in the article you are going to use the image - normally this will be the infobox. All the other parameters are optional but I would change the parameter |Source=
to say exactly where you got the image from, if it's from the web the url you downloaded it from.I wrote an article called Allyson Brown and I have a lot of trouble with citing. I put in a reflist and used Provelt but it still doesn't work. Please help! Androzaniamy ( talk) 18:30, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
Dear Editors, I am an orthopedic surgeon in Raleigh, North Carolina. I use wikipedia frequently and one day noticed that the other large orthopedic group in our area (Triangle Orthopaedic Clinic) has a wikipedia entry about it. Their entry was obviously written by a PR firm and is very promotional. My practice ( Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic) is much older and more highly respected. I tried to submit an entry for Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic which was brief, sticks to the facts, and is much more modest. Why is my article rejected when the much more self-promoting article about Triangle Orthopaedic Clinic is allowed? (BTW I see no problem with allowing both of them, because they are helpful to the public which is trying to navigate the confusing American healthcare system.)
Thanks for considering this Hadley Callaway, MD 199.72.197.209 ( talk) 17:18, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
I think it is silly because the Triangle Orthopaedic Article was clearly written by a public relations or advertising firm. Why should I try to circumvent your rule about conflict of interest (as they have done) by asking a friend or hired person to submit the article under their name?
Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic has been in continuous operation since 1919 which is one of the oldest orthopaedic surgery specialty groups in the country. Also there have only been about 100 Presidents of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons which makes us fairly distinguished in having one. Triangle Orthopaedic Associates is a relatively recent entity, approximately 20 years old.
If Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic can't have an article then please take down other orthopedic clinic articles. This is an unfair and arbitrary distinction. Hcallaway ( talk) 01:36, 19 April 2012 (UTC)
This, is my first question after I returned to teahouse after half a month . I was saving edits in my userpage when , the edit conflict page came. I did my edits all over again and checked my revision history where there were only my edits. No other user edited it. Do you know if anything (or anybody) is behind this? Al Sheik!Woiu!I do not fish! ( talk) 17:15, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
Yeah, I had the teahouse in one tab but I was not editing it.-- Al Sheik!Woiu!I do not fish! ( talk) 17:25, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
I just thought I'd pass along a tip (a lesson learned the hard way). When engaged in extensive research on one or more topics, do not do the following:
Delete (remove) browser history.
And if you use a disk cleaning utility (such as 'CCleaner'), be sure the option for doing that is not selected.
For one thing 'history' is merely a record of your activity and uses virtually no HD space (essentially a bunch of shortcuts). For another, it can be very useful when trying to track down any mistakes you might have made. (Not that I'd know anything about that). ~Eric F
184.76.225.106 (
talk)
15:06, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
Note: it is a common misconception that 'history' and 'cache' are synonymous -- they are actually two different things (clearing cache is usually a good thing). ~Eric[learn by doing] F 184.76.225.106 ( talk) 16:00, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
Hi - I'm interested in having a short article I submitted - a biography on a local folk duo - posted so that I can then set about editing it and adding more content. I have past experience of adding small amounts of content, including citations, but posting a new article seems to be a much bigger proposition.
I have seen the style guide and am not sure that what I am submitting needs to be formatted much more than it already is. 87.113.66.147 ( talk) 08:34, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
Greeting everyone,
I have been looking through Wikipedia and helping out here and there with little fixes and adding thing and I was wondering if there is anyone starting an article that would like help to maintain or add to it. I am particularly interested in article to do with computers or ancient history
( Lunashy ( talk) 03:49, 18 April 2012 (UTC))
Ok, I now can put people in categories, but they're ordered by their first name instead of their surname (so 'Hannah Louise Mickleburgh' is under H, not M). How do you change this? -- Tropzax ( talk) 01:05, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
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Archive 5 | ← | Archive 7 | Archive 8 | Archive 9 | Archive 10 | Archive 11 | → | Archive 15 |
Recently, I edited "War in Heaven" using references, in which I explain how the early Jews were polytheistic, the origins of Lucifer, and how logically a war in heaven would be impossible considering the attributes of heaven. This was deleted, and I am no longer able to edit this page. Why?
These are subjects I teach, and the references are sound, so why would this information not be available on the post that I edited? Aisforatheist ( talk) 21:40, 15 April 2012 (UTC)
Two of my classmates and I cleaned up and expanded on the topic of corrective rape. It was previously rated as a "stub" by the LGBT and South African project pages. How do these ratings get changed? The page is beyond a stub now. Thank you for your help. Rachelpop- ( talk) 17:32, 15 April 2012 (UTC)
|class=
parameter to the appropriate grade.
NtheP (
talk)
17:49, 15 April 2012 (UTC)Could somebody change in my sandbox ( User:Mały koleżka/sandbox) in table "Plik:"-->"File:"? Manually is time consuming, and I can't use any scripts yet. Mały koleżka ( talk) 07:12, 15 April 2012 (UTC)
My article, developed and formatted on my sandbox, was moved to an article page yesterday. Does this mean that it's now a bona fide article? I ask because I notice that it is awaiting "DKY nomination." What does that mean? Jmolf ( talk) 20:54, 14 April 2012 (UTC)
Hey Jmolf! Welcome back to the Teahouse! I am SO happy to hear your article was nominated for DYK! That's pretty awesome. Congratulations! (Soon you'll be able to see it on the front page of Wikipedia for a few hours and it'll probably get a few thousand views!) Sarah ( talk) 14:30, 15 April 2012 (UTC) How exciting! Will I be alerted when the Front Page offers my DYK? This has been a learning experience for me. I've made a number of bloopers along the way, and I'm grateful to you and the other editors for your patience and assistance. Confronting the process for the first time, I was overwhelmed by the number of things to know. Nothing in college, graduate school or decades of university teaching had prepared this technophobe for what he was about to encounter. Since I knew the subject of my article intimately, had all the information I needed, and was confident in my ability to write I decided simply to plunge in. I spent a week in fits & starts assembling my article in my user sandbox. In the process of doing so I acquired a deep respect for Wikipedia and the people who devote their time and knowledge to making it a valuable research tool. I hope someday to acquire the knowledge (and comfort level) to pitch in and do for others what you and your colleagues have done for me. Jmolf ( talk) 15:04, 15 April 2012 (UTC)
What's the best way to report a page that has been vandalized? Is there a way to flag it, so it's on the radar of the CVU (Counter Vandalism Unit)?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%BCnter_Grass
http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=G%C3%BCnter_Grass&action=history
Thetilo ( talk) 05:40, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
(The box keeps vanishing before I get a chance to submit my question -- this is very weird!) Anyway, here I go again. I've been cleaning up this article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beezus_and_Ramona. When I use the same citation for more than one footnote each one is getting a different number and they are printing out multiple times in the reference section. I feel sure this isn't right. How do I fix this? Thanks. Tlqk56 ( talk) 22:45, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
<ref name=example />
before the citation, like this::<ref name=Perry>Perry's Handbook, Sixth Edition, McGraw-Hill Co., 1984</ref>
To use the same citation, simply put <ref name=Perry />
where you want to cite different text with the same reference. You can read
Help:Footnotes#Multiple references to the same footnote for more information. Hope this helps! --
Luke
(Talk)
00:29, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
Perfect example! Seeing it written out showed me what I was doing wrong. And I appreciate the link. I'd tried to find it, but wasn't having any luck. Thanks again. Tlqk56 ( talk) 01:13, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
i really admire what you guys have got goin on here, and i'll be glad if you helped me get my article on. I'll answer any question you ask me in order to help create this article.. thank you DeyCallMeKaySo ( talk) 19:44, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
I have just completed editing "Subra Suresh" entry, but the Question Book box at the top of the entry remains unchanged and what it says about this bio of a living person is now out of date (Oct. 2009). How does this box get updated? Who updates it? LeeHerring ( talk) 19:38, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
[[Subra Suresh]]
, which gives:
Subra Suresh. I hope that helps, just drop a line if you have any further questions. Cheers,
I've been looking over possible projects to tackle for the children's lit wikiproject, and a lot of them have this tag: Persondata templates without short description parameter. What does this mean? How would you go about fixing this, and is it something that you should only tackle if you really understand how to use the codes and such, or is it fairly easy to learn? Thanks. Tlqk56 ( talk) 18:15, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
|name=
, |alternate name=
, |date of birth=
, |place of birth=
, |date of death=
, |place of death=
and |short description=
. The last is shorthand for what is this person famous for? e.g. actor, author, soldier etc. The tag you have referred to shows entries were |short description=
hasn't been completed. There are a few of these to complete, according to
Category:Persondata templates without short description parameter 524,000 in total! So if you want to start feel free. All you need to do is edit each article and add a description to |short description=
, you'll normally find the Persondata template towards the bottom of the article.
NtheP (
talk)
18:41, 16 April 2012 (UTC)I have been trying for hours to upload the logo for a charity onto the wikipedia page of the charity. It won't let me and I think that it is maybe because I am not a confirmed member - because my email link expired before I clicked it. I don't know who to get the email resent. If anyone who knows how to upload pictures could do it for me or tell me what I am doing wrong I would be very grateful! The wikipedia page is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge_to_africa
and the image is the logo: http://thepromota.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Cambridgelogo.jpg
Jennyelliott ( talk) 12:54, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
I have permission from the organisation to use the image
Jennyelliott ( talk) 13:04, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
Okay, that's great. But the problem remains that when I try to upload an image - the button that says Upload is not available to click on, only the button which says Reset Form
Jennyelliott (
talk)
14:39, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
I'm especially interested in children's lit, as I'm a grade school teacher who still loves to read it. I noticed there's a special children's literature project and I've read some about it, but it's intimidating to just jump in. If I pick a page to improve, and do the things that are suggested, what do I do with the page then? Is there a way to resubmit it or something? Or do you just leave it and assume someone will check it eventually?
Are there some guidelines on how to find and verify images that are free to use -- I notice the book articles usually have a picture of the book? But wouldn't some of those be under copywrite? You can't just use any picture, you want, surely.
Also, I think I saw somewhere a way to archive the links you use as references, so they don't disappear over time. Could someone direct me to that info, or explain it to me?
I think having a place like this is great. There's so much info and so many rules and acronyms and technical terms and such, I've really been afraid to try editing much, because it looks pretty overwhelming. Thanks. Tlqk56 ( talk) 08:24, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
|title=
, |url=
, |work=
and |accessdate=
; that way if the website is subsequently archived there is something to trace the original entry from. If it is something that has already been archived then the parameters |archiveurl=
and |archivedate=
can be used to refer to the archive.Thanks for your help. I'm going so save this info for later use -- not too much at all, but just right. Tlqk56 ( talk) 18:17, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
Good day !!! My article Eden Nature Park on AFC has been declined lately. I need help on how to make the article more encyclopedic... Thanks to all... QuecyKeith ( talk) 04:58, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
I understand...thanks very much and GOD bless...I'll try to solve the issue later...-- QuecyKeith ( talk) 14:19, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I am new to Wikipedia and I have an article I have been asked to submit. I would really like someone ( a reviewer - hopefully, a coach, a host or someone like that ) to look at the text before I post it. That way I won't waste reviewers time in declining it for acceptance.
I suspect it doesn't have enough 3rd party sources. I would like some objective feedback on IF the article is really appropriate for submission. I think it is, and it's probably a loooong way from that...Please advise how to proceed...It took me forever to even find the Tea House to ask the question...Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.
Brooklyntracker Brooklyntracker ( talk) 22:38, 13 April 2012 (UTC)
Hi Brooklyntracker, welcome to the Teahouse, I'm glad you found us! I think the best place to start here is for you to copy and paste what you have into your sandbox (paste into the box and click the save button,) and people can help you from there. If you've already posted your article somewhere, I can't find it. Would that work for you? heather walls ( talk) 22:59, 13 April 2012 (UTC)
I'm guessing this is how you reply...Yes, I can do that...I did find the sandbox...I'll post it there now..THANKS... brooklyntracker Brooklyntracker ( talk) 23:03, 13 April 2012 (UTC)
Thanks everyone who helped me get somewhat on the track here. This is more than my time allows at the moment and a lot of new information for me to handle. Thanks again and I am proud to be a supporter and user of Wikipedia.
Brooklyntracker Brooklyntracker ( talk) 18:12, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
I'm about done upgrading an article from a stub to something better, (I hope). I'd really like to add a photo of the woman, who is deceased. I've read about the process, and frankly most of what I've read is over my head. There is one photo of her available on the net, at Goodreads and again at the Princeton Library. It seems to me that using it would definitely fall under the fair use doctrine, but I have no idea how to go about proving that. Is there a form you download and fill out? Is there a step-by-step process for getting the photo onto the page? Or should I just skip it all together? Here's the page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Dalgliesh. Thanks for your help, again. Tlqk56 ( talk) 00:58, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
Sorry, I do not understand what you are saying. First of all, please tell me what formatting changes the article needs. I'm learning as I go along, and there is so much to do. But please don't leave me hanging like that.
I understand copywrite, and fair use, at least in schools. I'm a teacher, we deal with it all the time, though it may be different on the Web. I obviously cannot go back and take a picture of a dead person, I must use one already available. What I'm asking for is a clear description of how to go about doing that. Perhaps someone else would better be able to help me. I do not mean that as an insult, I really appreciate you're trying to help, but we don't seem to be communicating too well. And I really need to hear it in very plain English. Sorry, that's my shortcoming. Thanks anyway. Tlqk56 ( talk) 01:40, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
Thank you both for your replies. I don't mean to make extra work for anyone, but I appreciate the help. Is there any straightforward way to finding out if an image is free-use or not? I'm trying to learn as much as I can about how this all works, but there really is a steep learning curve! Thanks for helping to fill me in. Tlqk56 ( talk) 04:07, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/The_Graduate_Institute
First time, I was told the article needed citations. I beefed up citations, even making them in line citations.
Now I'm told it reads like an advertisement. The only thing I can see in my article that looks like advertising is the mission statement, which by its very nature always sounds a little like advertising. Should I drop out the mission statement? Do you think the article will be accepted if I drop the mission statement? Conscioustwit ( talk) 00:20, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
Thank you Kevin. The issue of the rejection was 'advertisement' not independent sources. But speaking of independent sources, I would think that documentation from the state government would be considered more reliable than a newspaper article. The citation for state accreditation would best come from the state agency that accredits educational institutions rather than a newspaper article, no? Can someone help with my article being too much like an advertisement? Thanks! Conscioustwit ( talk) 02:24, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
I've been noticing that there's this 'Categories' box at the bottom of most articles; how do you insert one? Or do you not? Thank you. -- Tropzax ( talk) 23:31, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
in this 'Categories' box. I hope this helps.
— Bill william compton
Talk
00:04, 18 April 2012 (UTC)Thank you, this helps a lot! -- Tropzax ( talk) 00:11, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
How does one (or does one?) cite, for example, a director's commentary from a DVD's alternate soundtrack? ~Eric F 184.76.225.106 ( talk) 21:36, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
I've read about how to set up a Wikilink with the vertical bar, so I don't have to use the exact name of the article in my writing. But I can't figure out where the vertical bar is on my keyboard. I've been cutting and pasting one from an example. Can someone tell me where it's hiding? Thanks. Tlqk56 ( talk) 20:43, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
Awesome! Thanks for both your quick answers. It will definitely speed thing up. Tlqk56 ( talk) 21:04, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I just tried to start a article about a village, which is where I was born. & was really surprised when I couldn't find it already on wiki :). So i started the article, and submitted it but it is still showing on Wikipedia talk: AFC page from past 8 days, without any review or anythig.so can anybody help me to get it published. it name be Suhaval. atleast can anybody tell me this much time is normal or i have gone completely wrong with the procedure.Durgesh 21:00, 13 April 2012 (UTC)
@Mabdul actually this signature thing has something to do with your personal setting, i also realized this and later found out that I had checked a box (something like is it your nick name?) and due to that it was not linking to my talk page, i corrected later :) Durgesh ( talk) 10:40, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_Orthopaedic_Associates
This appears to be an advertisement. If it is not, then why is a very factual, dispassionate article about Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic (their competitor) not allowed? Hcallaway ( talk) 01:30, 19 April 2012 (UTC)
Hi Hadley - most of the time when an article that is written like an advertisement and it still exists, it's just because no one has done anything about it yet. Wikipedia is a volunteer-run project, and sometimes things slip through the cracks. You are right that the article about triangle orthopaedic associates is written an awfully lot like an advertisement. I'm pretty busy right now so I don't have time to edit it (or look in to deleting it myself) right away, but I've put it on my "to-do" list. Eventually I (or someone else) will go through it, and either rewrite it to be more encyclopedic, or put it up for deletion. Wikipedia is a giant work in progress, and it's not uncommon to find articles that don't follow our rules very well just because no one has gotten around to fixing them up yet.
In terms of an article about your practice, the most important thing it is currently lacking is in-line citations, especially from sources that are independent of the clinic itself (like news articles.) I just took a quick look through some news archives, and I think that there are enough news articles talking about the Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic to warrant writing an article about it. If you add some of them to the article, especially if you use in-line citations, then I think your new article submission would be accepted. You can see some information about how to use in-line citations and other useful information at these two pages: WP:CITE and WP:CHEATSHEET. I hope this helps you, and feel to drop a note on my talk page if you need help with anything in the future, Kevin (kgorman-ucb) ( talk) 02:24, 19 April 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for your encouraging words. We have a couple of retired people who have collected historical information about the group and perhaps they can take up the editing project. I will try to get them involved soon. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hcallaway ( talk • contribs) 02:35, 19 April 2012 (UTC)
I'm having some trouble citing the websites in my article that I am attempting to have approved. Could you provide me with an easy way to cite the websites throughout my article?
StiggysDogs ( talk) 00:56, 19 April 2012 (UTC)
Hi StiggysDogs! You can either cite it manually or using the cite option. If you wanna cite manually, you can check out the templates available at this page: Template:Cite web. Another easy way is to press "Cite" at the toolbar above the editing page, it is just beside the "Help" button. Hope this helps! -- Vaktug ( talk) 01:38, 19 April 2012 (UTC)
One of my main objectives on Wikipedia, and large source of usage for it, is perusing artist discographies and miscellaneous facts. Therefore, I am dedicating a lot of my initial efforts at getting to know Wikipedia contributing to this area. I've familiarized myself with the article coding, help queries, and related article hints and tips; however, I am having trouble figuring out the odds and ends of permissions of adding images to the albums, EPs, and various types of music productions for which I am creating articles!
If you too are familiar with Wikipedia discography articles and adding the right permissions for each uploaded album cover, please walk me through the steps. I know of hundreds of album covers which all under fair use rationale which are not deleted. I haven't the foggiest, even after reading through the permission steps many times (and looking at other articles pictures), of how to go about listing these pictures in the perfect way while I upload them
TheMikeBlackSpecial ( talk) 21:17, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
|Article=
to name the article you are going to use the image in and |Use=
where in the article you are going to use the image - normally this will be the infobox. All the other parameters are optional but I would change the parameter |Source=
to say exactly where you got the image from, if it's from the web the url you downloaded it from.I wrote an article called Allyson Brown and I have a lot of trouble with citing. I put in a reflist and used Provelt but it still doesn't work. Please help! Androzaniamy ( talk) 18:30, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
Dear Editors, I am an orthopedic surgeon in Raleigh, North Carolina. I use wikipedia frequently and one day noticed that the other large orthopedic group in our area (Triangle Orthopaedic Clinic) has a wikipedia entry about it. Their entry was obviously written by a PR firm and is very promotional. My practice ( Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic) is much older and more highly respected. I tried to submit an entry for Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic which was brief, sticks to the facts, and is much more modest. Why is my article rejected when the much more self-promoting article about Triangle Orthopaedic Clinic is allowed? (BTW I see no problem with allowing both of them, because they are helpful to the public which is trying to navigate the confusing American healthcare system.)
Thanks for considering this Hadley Callaway, MD 199.72.197.209 ( talk) 17:18, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
I think it is silly because the Triangle Orthopaedic Article was clearly written by a public relations or advertising firm. Why should I try to circumvent your rule about conflict of interest (as they have done) by asking a friend or hired person to submit the article under their name?
Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic has been in continuous operation since 1919 which is one of the oldest orthopaedic surgery specialty groups in the country. Also there have only been about 100 Presidents of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons which makes us fairly distinguished in having one. Triangle Orthopaedic Associates is a relatively recent entity, approximately 20 years old.
If Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic can't have an article then please take down other orthopedic clinic articles. This is an unfair and arbitrary distinction. Hcallaway ( talk) 01:36, 19 April 2012 (UTC)
This, is my first question after I returned to teahouse after half a month . I was saving edits in my userpage when , the edit conflict page came. I did my edits all over again and checked my revision history where there were only my edits. No other user edited it. Do you know if anything (or anybody) is behind this? Al Sheik!Woiu!I do not fish! ( talk) 17:15, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
Yeah, I had the teahouse in one tab but I was not editing it.-- Al Sheik!Woiu!I do not fish! ( talk) 17:25, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
I just thought I'd pass along a tip (a lesson learned the hard way). When engaged in extensive research on one or more topics, do not do the following:
Delete (remove) browser history.
And if you use a disk cleaning utility (such as 'CCleaner'), be sure the option for doing that is not selected.
For one thing 'history' is merely a record of your activity and uses virtually no HD space (essentially a bunch of shortcuts). For another, it can be very useful when trying to track down any mistakes you might have made. (Not that I'd know anything about that). ~Eric F
184.76.225.106 (
talk)
15:06, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
Note: it is a common misconception that 'history' and 'cache' are synonymous -- they are actually two different things (clearing cache is usually a good thing). ~Eric[learn by doing] F 184.76.225.106 ( talk) 16:00, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
Hi - I'm interested in having a short article I submitted - a biography on a local folk duo - posted so that I can then set about editing it and adding more content. I have past experience of adding small amounts of content, including citations, but posting a new article seems to be a much bigger proposition.
I have seen the style guide and am not sure that what I am submitting needs to be formatted much more than it already is. 87.113.66.147 ( talk) 08:34, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
Greeting everyone,
I have been looking through Wikipedia and helping out here and there with little fixes and adding thing and I was wondering if there is anyone starting an article that would like help to maintain or add to it. I am particularly interested in article to do with computers or ancient history
( Lunashy ( talk) 03:49, 18 April 2012 (UTC))
Ok, I now can put people in categories, but they're ordered by their first name instead of their surname (so 'Hannah Louise Mickleburgh' is under H, not M). How do you change this? -- Tropzax ( talk) 01:05, 18 April 2012 (UTC)